Do Over

Pretty much out of the gate this is good fun with wicked smart humor. Roundly based on the totally whacked out premise that a less than fulfilling life of 34-year old Joel Larson is transported backt 20-years and, well, has a chance of a "do-over" complete with all the knowledge and experience of the 34-year old but in his 14-year old body.

If the above doesn't sell the show then I say "just watch". The cast is a treat, the music adds loads of smart period nostalgia. Did I mention the writing exhibits killer humor? There's some less obvious but interesting tidbits sprinkled like Jason Schwartzman being on stage as Joel delivers his raucous VP speach to the student body. This is very smart "dumb" humor.

Here we ae in 2021 and I still go back and watch this show because it rocks. What's perplexing is that it has remained a hidden jewel. On twenty four reviews as I make this 25th one on IMDB! Really? I can only guess is because the show has never been officially re-released in any format. Why? And why was such a great show given only one season? While that glaring omission can't be corrected it would be a better world if the singular one season was made available in the best quality streaming or on DVD (if that's still a thing). So as for now I highly recommend anyone who reads this to seek it out on YouTube. It is not the best quality, but the show is so good it really doesn't matter. Just see this imaginative conception of "time travel" with sharply delivered humor. It's one of the most fun shows I've seen period.

My wife and I (her 32, me 29) enjoyed the first episode of the show. It was great nostalgia of high school in the early 1980s. (Granted some of the music didn't match up with the year 1981.) But it was enjoyable. It brought the enjoyment that we thought last years "That 80s Show" would bring. Of course "That 80s Show" was horrible!!! This show, so far, is doing it right. And since we were both HUGE fans of "Freaks & Geeks", it was nice to see Cindy Sanders and Coach Fredricks in this show. Watch the show and support it...maybe for once a network will allow a good show to last!

I watched this the other night, expecting it to suck. I was wrong. I actually found it relatively amusing. Everyone wants to go back and change their life and this 34-year old man, Joel, gets blasted back to be about 15, and he gets to relive his life. It's worth the watch as you remember the time that parachute pants, Devo and even Wham! were still in.

"Do Over" is about a single 34 year old guy who ends up back in his 14 year old body reliving that part of his life. It's really funny and enjoyable to watch how he changes the past for the better. Michael Milhoan plays his macho father and he's excellent. His mother & sister are good too. So is his friend Pat Brody played by Josh Wise. Penn Badgley plays the 14 yr. old Joel Larsen and plays it just right. I hope the future episodes will be as good.

Yeah, there was something wrong with the entire WB network and it has to do with the bad relationship WB network president Jamie Kellner and the rest of the entire WB network. Jamie's not favored on this show and that's why this show got messed up during the first half of its single season and then discontinued in the wrong time by the TV critics. Thank god, the WB network is officially shut down back in 2006.

This show is reasonable, but it needs to be rebooted in the low public cable network so it can last 1 or more seasons. Joel's current adult age should be changed from 34 to 54, this time.